The Nevada Union Miners will head out to take on the Del Campo Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Del Campo took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Nevada Union, who comes in off a win.
Nevada Union is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past River Valley 63-19 at home on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Nevada Union's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nathaniel "Ziggy" Pritchett, who rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. "Ziggy" Pritchett's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Brandon Mccallum was another key back, rushing for 94 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Nevada Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Nevada Union's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Carter Van Matre and Grady Kamba.
Meanwhile, Del Campo entered their game against Placer on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Del Campo had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Placer. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Nevada Union and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Del Campo, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 4-1.
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